Technical Communication Quarterly Apr 2018

Terminal node problems: ANT 2.0 and prescription drug labels

Molly M. Kessler University of Memphis ; S. Scott Graham University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Abstract

This article examines prescription drug labels (PDLs) via an actor-network theory analysis to demonstrate current challenges with technical communication (TC) scholars’ appropriation of actor-network theory. The authors demonstrate that the complexity of the PDL network requires a more nuanced deployment of actor-network theory notions of durability and synchronicity. Specifically, the authors suggest that diachronic approaches to networks enable a more comprehensive understanding in ways that synchronic approaches cannot.

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Technical Communication Quarterly
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2018-04-03
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10.1080/10572252.2018.1425482
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